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  2. Monarch butterfly - Wikipedia

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    The monarch butterfly or simply monarch ( Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly ( subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. [6] Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. [7] It is among the most familiar of North American butterflies and an iconic pollinator, [8] although ...

  3. Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects that includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families and 46 superfamilies, and one of ...

  4. 10/90 gap - Wikipedia

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    10/90 gap. The 10/90 gap is the term adopted by the Global Forum for Health Research to highlight the finding by the Commission on Health Research for Development in 1990, that less than 10% of worldwide resources devoted to health research were put towards health in Developing Countries, where over 90% of all preventable deaths worldwide ...

  5. List of generation VI Pokémon - Wikipedia

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    As a pink Pokémon adorned with ribbons and butterfly-esque bows, Sylveon use their ribbon-esque feelers to soothe trainers and Pokémon alike. It is the eighth branching evolution to Generation I's Eevee. It was revealed on 14 February 2013, before the official announcement of Fairy type. Sylveon was designed by Atsuko Nishida.

  6. Pubic hair - Wikipedia

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    Pubic hair (or pubes / ˈpjuːbiːz /, / pjuːbz /) is terminal body hair that is found in the genital area of adolescent and adult humans. The hair is located on and around the sex organs and sometimes at the top of the inside of the thighs. In the pubic region around the pubis bone and the mons pubis that covers it, it is known as a pubic patch.

  7. Sex ratio - Wikipedia

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    A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. [2] [3] However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, either periodically or permanently. Examples include parthenogenic species, periodically mating ...

  8. Carpathian Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians ( / kɑːrˈpeɪθiənz /) are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe. Roughly 1,500 km (930 mi) long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at 2,500 km (1,600 mi) and the Scandinavian Mountains at 1,700 km (1,100 mi).

  9. List of cities in Australia by population - Wikipedia

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    Toowoomba (150k) 18. Ballarat (116k) 19. Bendigo (105k) 20. Albury–Wodonga (100k) These lists of Australian cities by population provide rankings of Australian cities and towns according to various systems defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics . The eight Greater Capital City Statistical Areas are listed for the state and territory ...